Congressmen who were present described the briefing as very professional, with Sen. Bob Corker (R – TN) saying there was “no over-the-top rhetoric” and that officials were very measured in what they were saying.

This disconnect has been an ongoing issue, especially with Secretary Tillerson, who had been very publicly pro-diplomacy even as President Trump presents diplomacy as the failed strategy of the past. This has left a lot of doubt about what US intentions actually are.

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The only strategy that makes any bit of sense had been mentioned in S.Korean President Moon Jae-in’s Inaugural speech a few months ago; that is, for US forces to leave the country and take their inefficient THAAD systems with them, so that negotiations with Kim Jong-un could be conducted without interference from the US regarding the status of these two countries.
Only the DPRK and ROK can negotiate on reuniting and their electorates choose a leader. There is NO military solution to this problem; only negotiations between the two leaders, Moon and Kim, will defuse the tensions between them.